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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)

2. Address

Address1
200 Lawyers Road NW #1506
 Address2
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City
Vienna
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22183
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​KAREN KERRIGAN
​7032425840
​kkerrigan@sbecouncil.org
5. Senate ID#
​35627-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)
6. House ID#
​327060000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​30,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Karen Kerrigan
 Date
1/20/2026 12:44:02 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues


Government Funding

Legislation to Open the Federal Government: Supported ongoing efforts in the Senate to advance the minibus package, pass a clean CR - extending the CR to January 2026 - to keep the doors of the federal government open, and ongoing advocacy urging the Senate to open the federal government once shut down.

Tax Related Issues: Relief, Compliance, Reform

The Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 2918: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act, H.R. 6506: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act, H.R. 6495: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.


Access to Capital:

Accredited Investor Definition: Continue to express support for efforts in the Congress to modernize the standard.

INVEST Act, H.R. 3383: Supported U.S. House Passage of the legislation.

Main Street Parity Act, H.R. 5763: Support U.S. House action of the legislation.

Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act (H.R. 3174): Support U.S. House action of the legislation.


Business Startup & Growth

AI for Main Street Act, H.R. 5764: Support action by the U.S. House on the legislation.

New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency Act (NO BOSS Act), H.R. 6431: Continue to support action by the U.S. House on the legislation.


Workforce and Workplace Enhancement Issues

Flexibility for Workers Education Act, H.R. 2262: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill.

Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act, H.R. 2270: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill.

Working Families Flexibility Act, H.R. 2870: Continue to support U.S. House passage of the bill.

Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act, H.R. 2299/S. 2267: Support action by the U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation.

Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Act, S.3265/H.R. 6231: Support action on the legislation.

EITC for Older Workers Act, H.R. 2972: Support U.S. House action on the legislation.

Credit for Caring Act, S. 925, H.R. 2036: Support action by U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation.


Regulation, Regulatory Modernization, and Compliance Reform:

Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act (H.R. 2965): Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 421): Continue to support the legislation and U.S. House passage.

Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned, and Prohibitive Red Tape (DUMP Red Tape) Act, H.R. 4305: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act), H.R. 4776: Support U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R. 3898: Support U.S. House passage of the legislation.

PROVE It Act S.2074: Support the U.S. House and U.S. Senate legislation to strengthen regulatory accountability and transparency for small businesses.

Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act, H.R. 5346: Continue to support the legislation.

Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act, H.R. 6506: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act, H.R. 6495: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Tax Court Improvement Act, H.R. 5349: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

IRS Basis-Shifting Rule and Fair Tax Enforcement: Continue to urge U.S. Treasury to take additional steps to protect small business partnerships from the implementation of policies and procedures that carry out the rules intent even though it as been rescinded.

Warehouse Worker Protection Act (S.2613/H.R.4896): Oppose the legislation.

Privacy Framework: Continue to support a federal framework governing privacy rules for the United States.

DOL Independent Contractor Rule: Continue to support rescission of the independent contractor rule finalized by the Biden Administration, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

FTCs 2023 Merger Guidelines and New Pre-Merger Filing Requirements: Continue to urge reform and clawing back the actions.

Modern Worker Empowerment Act, H.R. 1319: Support action by the U.S. House.

Modern Worker Security Act, H.R. 1320: Support action by the U.S. House.

Faster Labor Contracts Act, S. 844: Oppose this U.S. Senate legislation.

The Worker Enfranchisement Act, H.R. 2572: Support action by the U.S. House.


Affordable Health Coverage:

Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, H.R. 6703: Supported U.S. House passage of the legislation.

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Support efforts in the House and Senate to expand and improve the accounts.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation Program: Supported implementation of the plan to support and strengthen the healthcare ecosystem in rural America that was advanced in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Price Controls: Continue to express concerns about drug price controls via most favored nation (MFN) and impact of importing price controls on innovation, investment, patient health.


IP Rights and Protections:

The RESTORE Patent Rights Act, S.708/H.R. 1574: Support action by the U.S. House and U.S. Senate on the legislation.


Presidential Executive Orders and Memorandums

SBE Council issued a supportive statement on "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence."


Trade and Global Markets:

USTR Comments: 2026 Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): Submitted comments to USTR in support of the general framework, urging more compliance efforts focused on protecting intellectual property (IP).

U.S. Commerce Department Comments: Filed comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Personal Protective Equipment, Medical Consumables, and Medical Equipment, Including Devices, and asked for an exemption of Medtech from Sec. 232 tariffs.

Continue to Support House and Senate Review of European-based digital laws and regulation such as the EUs Digital Services Act, the UKs Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), the EUs Digital Markets Act (DMA), and digital taxes and how these impose discriminatory barriers for American companies.

Submitted Testimony for the Record for the Hearing Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses to House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust and the impact of protectionist policies on U.S. based businesses.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Karen
Kerrigan
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Raymond
Keating
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)